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Staff Software Engineer

RentSpree - Seattle, WA, United States - Hybrid - posted 2026-09-29

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RentSpree is a rental infrastructure platform serving 4 million users and 300+ real estate companies and MLS partnerships. The company provides end-to-end solutions spanning applications, screening, payments, and lease management. You will lead end-to-end development of consumer and business-facing product experiences, building high-impact features from backend APIs to polished frontend interfaces. As a technical leader, you'll set architectural direction, lead complex initiatives from conception to delivery, mentor engineers, and collaborate closely with product, design, and cross-functional teams to build intuitive, performant, and reliable experiences at scale. Key responsibilities include: - Leading end-to-end development of user-facing features across web and backend systems - Championing backend architecture, performance, and accessibility best practices - Collaborating with product managers and designers to translate customer needs into scalable solutions - Driving technical decision-making and execution on complex initiatives - Contributing to and shaping engineering standards, architecture, and tooling - Mentoring other engineers and fostering technical excellence within the team - Balancing delivery speed and quality through pragmatic trade-off decisions - Evolving backend infrastructure and testing strategies The role is hybrid, requiring 2 days per week in the Seattle office. REQUIREMENTS: - 8+ years of professional software development experience, including leadership on high-impact projects - Proven ability to ship production features end-to-end (frontend UI, APIs, backend services) - Deep expertise in modern backend technologies: Java or Kotlin with SpringBoot, Node.js, GraphQL/REST APIs, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, cloud platforms - Full-stack fluency with frontend technologies: React, TypeScript, JavaScript - Proven ability to drive technical direction and architecture in cross-functional settings across multiple teams - Strong product sense and empathy for end users - Experience mentoring engineers and helping grow technical capabilities on a team - Comfort working in fast-paced, iterative environments with evolving requirements BONUS: - Experience with large-scale infrastructure - Track record of delivering consumer-scale web applications - Familiarity with experimentation, analytics, and product iteration cycles - Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and production readiness best practices

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